(copy/paste everything between the stars) follow a directory: *** mkdir ~/logtest journalctl --directory ~/logtest -f *** (i put the output of this journalctl to the bottom of this file) then log into this directory: *** echo "__CURSOR=s=b8251891acca4dc290d740f6d17e6e65;i=1248;b=7f272978644b4ee1bf5d375ff2bdda57;m=ac1b0c94a;t=514b03d810138;x=d9bf4c3b3d82d447 __REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1430122062217528 __MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP=46199261514 _BOOT_ID=7f272978644b4ee1bf5d375ff2bdda57 _UID=1000 _GID=1000 _MACHINE_ID=dca72f9011fc456b8c70371ad5ecdd52 _HOSTNAME=virtual-fedora-sbs _TRANSPORT=syslog SYSLOG_FACILITY=1 PRIORITY=5 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=tpiadmin MESSAGE=a _PID=9617 _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1430122060575304 __CURSOR=s=b8251891acca4dc290d740f6d17e6e65;i=1247;b=7f272978644b4ee1bf5d375ff2bdda57;m=ac197cd91;t=514b03d68057c;x=da399a0b1e105d04 __REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1430122060580220 __MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP=46197624209 _BOOT_ID=7f272978644b4ee1bf5d375ff2bdda57 _UID=1000 _GID=1000 _CAP_EFFECTIVE=0 _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/ _MACHINE_ID=dca72f9011fc456b8c70371ad5ecdd52 _HOSTNAME=virtual-fedora-sbs _TRANSPORT=syslog SYSLOG_FACILITY=1 PRIORITY=5 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=tpiadmin _COMM=logger MESSAGE=b _PID=9621 _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1430122062218315 " | /lib/systemd/systemd-journal-remote -o ~/logtest/test.journal - *** the second entry will trigger rotation due to an earlier timestamp. i suspect this rotation to be the reason that the entry won't be shown. ###(output of journalctl) Apr 27 10:07:40 virtual-fedora-sbs tpiadmin[9617]: a ###